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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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